Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis
February 5, 2020
Alfredo Fabrizio Lo Faro, Annagiulia Di Trana, Nunzia La Maida et al.
45 citations
New psychoactive substances (NPS) can be divided into two main groups: synthetic molecules and active principles of natural origin. With respect to this latter group, a wide range of alkaloids contained in plants, mainly from Asia and South America, can be included in the class of NPS of natural origin. The majority NPS of natural origin presents stimulant and/or hallucinogenic effects (e.g....
Journal of the Neurological Sciences
January 31, 2020
Tingying Chi, Jessica A. Gold
95 citations
Though there was initial interest in the use of psychedelic drugs for psychiatric treatment, bad outcomes and subsequent passage of the Substance Act of 1970, which placed psychedelic drugs in the Schedule I category, significantly limited potential progress. More recently, however, there has been renewal in interest and promise of psychedelic research. The purpose of this review is to...
Journal of Music Therapy
2020
Clare O’callaghan, Daniel John Hubik, Justin Dwyer et al.
50 citations
Abstract Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music emerged following discontinuation of psychedelic therapy research in the early 1970s, but psychedelic therapy research has since revived. Music remains a vital component. This study examined participants’ experiences of music in psychedelic therapy research. A rapid review of qualitative and quantitative journal articles in four major databases...
Journal of Affective Disorders
November 1, 2019
Silvia Muttoni, Maddalena Ardissino, Christopher John
265 citations
Depression and anxiety are prevalent psychiatric disorders that carry significant morbidity. Pharmacological and psychosocial interventions are used to manage these conditions, but their efficacy is limited. Recent interest into the use of psychedelic-assisted therapy using ayahuasca, psilocybin or lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) may be a promising alternative for patients unresponsive to...
Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
October 1, 2019
P. Sreekumar
expand as ethnobotanists make new discoveries (including perhaps kuśa/darbha grass, used throughout Vedic ritual). “Vedic and ayahuasca rituals” (chapter 15) compares textual accounts of soma rites with ethnographic accounts of rituals in the Brazilian Santo Daime church, where ayahuasca is the main sacrament; in Clark’s estimation, psychedelic experiences constitute the church’s raison d’être....
Contemporary Drug Problems
September 1, 2019
Hannes Kettner, Natasha L. Mason, Kim P. C. Kuypers
50 citations
Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) are compounds designed to mimic the effects of existing recreational drugs (classical psychoactive substances [CPS]), while eluding established legal frameworks. Little is known about their effects and potential harms, rendering the increasing number of NPS a challenge to policy makers and researchers alike. Quantitative studies on the motives underlying NPS...
Journal of Psychiatric Practice
September 1, 2019
Matthew J Begola, Jason E Schillerstrom
20 citations
The exploration of possible therapeutic benefits of hallucinogenic substances has undergone a revitalization in the past decade. This literature review investigated the published literature regarding the psychotherapeutic uses of hallucinogens in psychiatric disorders. The results showed that a variety of substances have been evaluated in the treatment of psychiatric disorders, including...
Universidad y Salud
August 2, 2019
Javier Ávila, Mariana Pedroza, Oscar Angulo
3 citations
Introducción: Ante la crisis epistemológica y sistémica que se encuentra en la civilización occidental, el yagé emerge como alternativa que invita a una reponderación axiológica profunda. Asimismo, el ritual del yagé evidencia los límites del conocimiento médico moderno, dando pauta al abordaje transdisciplinario. Por otro lado, se presentan consecuencias de inserción en el libre mercado,...
Bulletin de l’Institut français d’études andines
August 1, 2019
Sébastien Baud
3 citations
In this paper, I address the processes of constructing person and the acquisition of a new soul in the Awajun society (Jivaro linguistic family, Peru). This is based on psychotropic plants —tobacco, angel trumpet, ayahuasca and chagropanga—, the words and discourses about them as well as the implicit logics. On the other hand, it involves shamanism and vision quest. We will realize that these...
Religião & Sociedade
August 1, 2019
Sandra Lucia Goulart
10 citations
Resumo: O artigo apresenta uma análise sobre o processo de construção dos relacionamentos entre as religiões ayahuasqueiras e o Estado brasileiro. Estas religiões utilizam a bebida psicoativa ayahuasca, sendo associadas ao debate público contemporâneo sobre drogas. Ampliando seus direitos, conforme constroem sua legitimidade social elas passam a se afastar do tema das drogas. A conquista do...